Prediction of meningioma consistency using fractional anisotropy value measured by magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 784-787

  Kashimura, Hiroshi ^a   Inoue, Takashi ^a   Ogasawara, Kuniaki ^a   Arai, Hiroshi ^a   Otawara, Yasunari ^a   Kanbara, Yoshiyuki ^a   Ogawa, Akira ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Fractional anisotropy; Meningioma; Tumor consistency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 35148872073     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS-07/10/0784     Document Type: Article

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